1982 Ohio gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Ohio on November 2, 1982. Dick Celeste of the Democratic Party was elected with 59% of the vote.[1]

1982 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 2, 1982

Nominee Dick Celeste Bud Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,981,882 1,303,962 Percentage 59.0% 38.9%

County results Celeste:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Brown:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election Jim Rhodes Republican Elected Governor Dick Celeste Democratic

Hamilton County would not vote Democratic in a gubernatorial contest again until 2018.

Democrats

Democratic primary results [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Celeste	436,887	42.40
	Democratic	William J. Brown	383,007	37.17
	Democratic	Jerry Springer	210,524	20.43
Total votes			1,030,418	100.0

Republicans

Republican primary results[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clarence "Bud" Brown, Jr	347,176	51.54
	Republican	Seth Taft	153,806	22.84
	Republican	Tom Van Meter	136,761	20.30
	Republican	Robert W. "Bob" Teater	35,821	5.32
Total votes			673,564	100.00

General Election

Gubernatorial election results[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Celeste	1,981,882	59.04
	Republican	Clarence "Bud" Brown, Jr	1,303,962	38.85
	Libertarian	Phyllis Goetz	39,114	1.17
	Independent	Erwin Reupert	17,484	0.52
	Independent	Kurt O. Landefiled	14,279	0.43
Total votes			3,356,721	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=39&year=1982&f=0&off=5&elect=0
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69033
3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69034
4. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26508